Creative Resistance
About two years ago, I stopped renewing the registration for several of my bikes (I have five). Basically, all the ones that aren't antiques (which have one-time-fee "permanent" tags in my...
Naked Zeds on the Brain
I have a garage full of naked Zeds - including a '76 Kz900, which is essentially identical to the more famous Z1900 Kaw introduced in '73 and which quickly became the...
Look Ma, No (Ugly) Wheel Weights!
Got an old bike (or a new bike) with spoked wire wheels? They're pretty, I know. That's why it's a hard thing to accept when you take 'em in to get...
Oily mess!
So, today I took the Kaw triple out for a ride. Beautiful day, great ride - and once again, my luck held... As I rolled back into the driveway I saw...
A Day At The Track
Having a high-performance sport bike in your garage is great. Learning how to ride it to its potential - and yours - is even better. Unfortunately, we're limited - on public...
Motorcycle To-Do List
There are countless articles out there about keeping your car going forever - or at least, for as long as possible. But what about motorcycles? What can you - should you...
‘Lil Stinker Won… But Government is Winning
'Lil Stinker - my restored '75 Kawasaki S1 "triple" - won an award at the big Ruritan car (and bike and tractor) show held yesterday. That's the good news - for...
1975 Kawasaki S1 Rebuild: Installment Twelve – Finished!
It is done!
At last, almost one year after the $50 hulk was hauled into the garage, the '75 Kawasaki S1C "triple" is fully armed and operational.(For the "before" pics, see here.)
If...
The Rat Bike
The worse the economy gets, the more popular motorcycles become. They're a cheap - and fun - way to get around. "Rat bikes" - older models that maybe don't look showroom-new...
Motorcycles Are Next
Why are some people into motorcycles?
The answer, of course, is because motorcycles are fun - and affordable fun. And why are they affordable fun? To a great extent, because motorcycles...